Kathleen Russell
The question of God : C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud debate God, love, sex, and the meaning of life by Armand M. Nicholi.
- The contrast between the two people was so stiking and how they dealt with everything in life.
Three for Lord Peter Wimsey : Whose body? Clouds of Witness ; Unnatural death by Dorothy L. Sayers.
- If you like old British murder mysteries, you'll love these.
Peggie Daley
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
- The writing is captivating.
Mona Hsu
Hudson Taylor's spiritual secret by Howard and Geraldine Taylor.
- It helps us to realize how a spiritual giant walked in his faith
Til we have faces: a myth retold by C.S. Lewis.
- A deep multi-level literary piece.
Jennifer Ewing
Flabbergasted : a novel by Ray Blackston.
- A lite, hilarious story about Jay who is told by his real estate agent that he can find girls to date at the local churches.
A delirious summer : a novel by Ray Blackston.
- A missionary, who hasn't had a date in over a year, goes on furlough to Greenville, NC, on the recommendation of his worst language student, Jay (A sequel to Flabbergasted).
What Jane Austen taught me about love & romance by Debra White Smith.
- Using Corinthians 13's Love chapter and the romantic couples of Jane Austen's novels, Smith discusses how Austen's characters demonstrated positive aspects of love or by showing us it's opposite.
Matt Owen
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien.
- The collection of stories about Middle Earth, including my favorite "The Tale of Beren and Luthien". He just bought the Children of Hurin, illustrated by Alan Lee-breathtaking (my comment, not Matt's).
Jennifer Cuellar
The yada yada prayer group by Neta Jackson.
- A suburban mom moves into intercity Chicago and joins a diverse prayer group and she learns that deep down they are all alike. I love the character's inner conversations.
The yada yada prayer group gets down.
The yada yada prayer group gets real.
The yada yada prayer group gets caught.
The yada yada prayer group gets rolling.
Ruth Martin
The least of these my brothers by Harold Bell Wright, ed. by Michael R. Phillips.
- Well written, makes you think. It's a story about a homeless man who is given another chance.
Lynda Meyer
Fearfully and wonderfully made by Paul Brand and Philip Yancey.
- It opened my eyes about the relationship between our bodies, the church body and our spiritual life.
The thread that runs so true by Jesse Stuart.
- An espiring true story about a man entering the teaching profession and the things that he learned.
Another great way to find a good book to read is to use Fiction Connection (This requires the same username/password as Books in Print). You can find good book suggestions based on a book that you already enjoy. You can also use the broad category searches for topic, genre, setting, character, location, or timeframe. It has a really cool interface.
